Whew, I thought I'd never get around to writing this, as I found a small patch of poison ivy under my left eyes that then spread to my knee and by yesterday with all of the little blisters popping up everywhere I had had enough and went to the urgent care center and it's been rather hectic as you can imagine. Now I'm on steroids for the next week and have to be careful what projects I tackle at the farm because not only do the side effects include dizziness, but sleeplessness, which is always a wonderful combination. I'm hoping it'll get better today since the dose decreases.
Anyways, late last week, despite my swollen eye, I made time to drive out to Rhode Island to go to the beach and see the Atlantic Ocean proper, not just Long Island Sound. The drive was long and went through several cities (which I'll admit, I wouldn't have been able to do had it not been for the original drive down here to Katonah, if you ever need a confidence/self-esteem boost log some hours behind the wheel!), and I completely ignored the instructions... Didn't get lost at all, and it was a bit of a thrill figuring it out on my own.
This was a secluded little beach I found near one of the larger, public beaches. People were fishing and there was one man desperately trying to paddleboard through the waves. Pretty sure he gave up after a while.
These roses reminded me of my favorite rose my mother grows back home. I might write about this at a later time if I have any success but I've been trying to grow new plants from cuttings as the large one is older than I am is slowly dying. Also because I'll be moving out of my parents house permanently soon (when depending on if I get accepted to a fellowship in February) and I intend to bring a part of these roses with me where ever I go.
There were also white roses of the same variety growing, and they formed huge mats between the beach itself and the road or private property. It was absolutely lovely and if the breeze hit just right you could smell them.
Ahhh, seaweed. And water. Together. Because the water was so shallow and the sun so hot, I decided to get over my fear of seaweed and walk in. It touched me. And I let it and that is actually huge progress. Maybe because this seaweed wasn't as hairy as the seaweed in Lake Ontario or any of the bays in which I usually swim. It was actually kind of pretty and I saved a bit to dry in my sketchbook.
This is my "seaweed color appreciation" picture. I've started a page in my sketchbook regarding seaweed and once I get my new camera (my mom's bringing it down today!) I'll be taking pictures.
And finally, just as I was preparing to go the tide started to come in and that was amazing. I also got to see another wild crab. And maybe because I've only seen them on these trips to the shore I've taken the last few weeks, but I think they're super cute.
Hopefully later this week I'll be able to show some new pages in my sketchbook, progress on my large painting (see below), and perhaps some short and long term plans I'm working my way through.
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